Tag Archives: Medicine
Cooling reduces death and disability in newborns deprived of oxygen at birth
Therapeutic hypothermia reduces risk of death and disability in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, according to a new study by David Edwards and colleagues published in the British Medical Journal. Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (damage to cells in the brain and spinal cord … Continue reading
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Hitting the headlines this week
Doctor at centre of MMR scandal failed children…but the media was also to blame Bill & Melinda Gates foundation pledges billions for vaccines Earthquakes are the deadliest natural disasters The 10:23 campaign…did you take your homeopathy overdose?
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Synovial fibroblasts spread Rheumatoid Arthritis to other joints
New research shows that rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts help spread destructive arthritis to other joints in the body, according to research by Lefevre and colleagues published online on the 8th November in the journal Nature Immunology. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is … Continue reading
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Pneumonia is world’s biggest childhood killer
Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi. Despite pneumonia being treatable and preventable, estimates suggest that over 2 million children die every year from pneumonia, making it the leading cause of childhood … Continue reading
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HIV vaccine trial not so positive after all
In September, scientists from the Thailand Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with the U.S Army, hailed a breakthrough in research towards a HIV vaccine….a positive result. Now, the full results by Rerks-Ngarm and colleagues, published on 20th October in … Continue reading
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And the winner is…………….
So it’s award season in the scientific world………and it’s a biggie….The Nobel Prize. Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace, and from 1968 the Sveriges Riksbank Prize … Continue reading
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